Dustpan



C'. A. HAZEN.

DUSTPAN.

APPLICATION msu APRJ, 1920.

1,346,958, Patented July 20, 1920.

UNITED- STATES .PHATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE ATWOOD HAZEN, 0F TALENT, OREGON.

DUSTPAN.

Be it known that I, CLARENCE ATWooD HAZEN, a citizen of the United States, resid-- ing at Talent, in the county of Jackson and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dustpans, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to dust pans and has for its object to provide an article of this character capable of being moved about the floor to the desired place without requiring the user to move the pan with the hand.

Another object is to provide a dust pan of this character which is supported in an inclined position on the floor by means of an arm which also braces the bottom of the pan.

Another object is to provide a dust pan including a supported arm which not only braces the bottom of the pan but extends beyond the back thereof to provide a supporting foot.

Another object is to provide a dust pan of this character including an arm on which a foot hold is disposed and adapted to engage the edge of the sole of the shoe, one end portion of the foot hold being arranged to brace and protect the top of the pan, while the other end portion is formed into a holding claw for supporting the pan when not in use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a dust pan wherein the foot hold cooperates with the end of the arm beneath the bottom of the pan to prevent disengagement of the pan from the arm when the pressure of'the foot is applied to the foot hold.

Another object is to provide a dust pan of this character capable of being stamped from sheet metal.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dust pan constructed in accordance with an embodiment of, the invention,-and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates a dust pan formed from a sheet metal blank Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1920.

1920. Serial No. 371,961.

including wings 6, 7 and 8. The end portion of the blank between the wings 6 forms a bottom 9, the wings 6 being extended in right angular relation to the bottom to provide sides. The portion of the blank be tween the wings 7 is extended in right angular relation to the bottom, to provide a back 10, the wings 7 extending inwardly thereof. The remaining end portion of the blank is extended in angular relation to the back 10 and in spaced relation to the bottom 9 to provide a top 10, the wings 8 of this section being extended over into engagement with the marginal edges of the side wings 6. It is to beanoted that the edges of the wings 6 adjacent the end of the bottom 9 incline toward the edge of the bottom, the edge of the bottom being beaded, and extended outwardly so as to snugly engage the floor. A wire 9 is disposed in the bead to reinforce the same and prevent bulging of the bead and the edge of the bottom.

In order that the dust pan may be conveniently supported in the proper position on the floor so as to permit the user to operate the broom with both hands, a supporting arm 11 is provided, which may be constructed of resilient material. The end portion 12 of the arm extends beneath and is secured at its extremity to the bottom of the pan, either by means of a rivet, solder ing, etc. The end portion 13 of the arm extends beyond the back of the pan, and has its extremity 14 extended downwardly in angular relation to the arm and then back upon the portion 1a in angular relation thereto to provide a foot 15. The foot 15 cooperates with the edge of the pan to properly support the same so as to incline the bottom of the pan and permit the matter to be readily deposited therein, the extremity of the foot being turned inwardly to prevent the same from marring the floor.

A foot hold 16 projects from the upper surface of the end portion 13 of the arm. This foot hold may be either made as a separate piece, or formed integral with the arm. The foot hold consists of a length of resilient material including a bottom 17 and arms 18 and 19. The arm 18 is inclined toward the arm 19 and has its end portion 20 extended in angular relation to the arm, and into engagement with the top of the pan, to which it is secured.

The end portion 20 cooperates with the end 12 of the arm 11 to provide a bracket in which the pan is idisposedythe inclined portion of the arm 18 preventing the sole of the shoe of the user from moving upwardly. The end portion 21 of the arm 19 isextended in angular relation to the bottom 16 toward the arm 18, said end being notched to provide a claw 22 This claw extends beyond the end portion 19 as well' as above the back of the pan so that when not in use, the pan can be suspended from a ledge by simply engaging the claw therewith, the center of gravity passing from the claw obliquely of the bottom 17 so that the dust pan will remain suspended without anyother securing means. On the other hand, the claw can be engaged with a nail or hook to support the pan, if desired.

In use, the foot of the user is passed be twen the arms 18 and 19 so that the inclined position of the arms 18 and 19 will prevent the sole of the shoe from riding upwardly. As the foot hold is resilient, the sole of the shoe of the user will be firmly clamped in the foot hold so that the dust pan may be moved about without requiring the user to stoop or lay the broom aside in order to move the dust pan.

Fromthe foregoing it will be readily seen that this invention provides a novel form of dust pan capable of being readily stamped from sheet metal and provided with a novel supporting means and foot holdwhich greatly facilitates the work of the user and permits the matter to be removed from thefioor inarapid and 'eflicient manner.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

A Jdust pan having a bottom, two sides, a back and a top, a resilient arm secured at one end portion to the bottom of the pan and terminating adjacent the front portion of said pan, the other end portion extending beyond the back of the pan in the plane 7 of the first mentioned end portion andrhaving its extremity extending downwardly in right angular relation to the arm to provide a foot, and a resilient U-shape member secured to the upper surface of the second mentioned extended end portion of the arm, one arm of said U-shape member being disposed in engagement with a portion of the back of the pan and extending toward the other arm, the end of thefirst mentioned aim being extended in right angular relation to said arm into engagement with the top of the pan and cooperating with the supporting arm through'the medium of the back of the pan to provide a CLARENCE ATWOOD 'HAZEN. 

